Two more slugging outfielders have just dropped off the big board, and neither are heading to Atlanta. Bobby Abreu is off to Los Angeles to play with Vlad Guerrero and the Angels, while Adam Dunn will be manning first base on a full-time basis in Washington. Abreu signed a one-year deal worth $5M plus incentives, while the terms of Dunn's two-year deal have yet to be disclosed.
What this means for the Braves is that Matt Diaz better be ready to man left field. Pat Burrell, Bobby Abreu, Adam Dunn, Milton Bradley, Andruw Jones and Rocco Baldelli have all signed with new teams. None of them signed particularly rich (or long-term) contracts. This all leads us to believe that Frank Wren and company are either satisfied with the current personnel (Matt Diaz, Brandon Jones, Josh Anderson, Gregor Blanco, and Jordan Schafer) or were never interested in these hitters to begin with. I can tell you this much, as unattractive as our franchise may have seemed lately, we are definitely more appealing than the Nationals.
So who are the Braves' remaining options? Either sign Garrett Anderson, trade for Nick Swisher or Xavier Nady, or go after a couple guys named Manny and Griffey.
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